The new Oil Paint filter is a fantastic way to add a painterly look to your images. Discover the range of stroke textures it offers, and find out how to add a pattern adjustment layer to create a canvas effect.

In this Quick Tip, Julieanne demonstrates the new Oil Paint filter in Photoshop CS6 to quickly create a painterly image which can stand it’s own or be used as an under painting for more elaborate artwork.

Kyle Lambert is a fine artist based in the UK and was formally trained as an oil painter. He currently freelances and specializes in painting, illustration and animation. Used to the tactile nature of oil and canvas, Kyle naturally gravitated to the iPad to create digitally. Lambert is becoming well known for his striking character portraits and was the first artist to create photo-realistic work using Adobe Ideas: http://bit.ly/oHhjuy. In this video, learn about Lambert's approach to working and get inspired as you watch how he creates using Adobe Ideas – zooming all the way in to get fine detail and zooming all the way out to see the image.

Learn essential techniques for imitating natural painting effects like impasto oils, translucent watercolors, and textured pastels with the new Mixer Brush in Photoshop CS5. Jack Davis, award-winning artist, author, and Photoshop Hall-of-Famer, will use real-world projects to show how quickly and easily you can enhance and interpret your images and designs — from subtle tweaks to complete expressive transformations. You'll walk away with new painting solutions that are sure to change what you thought was possible in Photoshop and in your own work.

Video Highlights: See how you can paint on effects and patterns to enhance areas of your photos using Smart Brush and the 31 new effects found in Photoshop Elements 10, including Snow, Pencil Sketch, and Oil Pastel. Version 10. http://adobe.ly/AclU32

Kush receives a tweet from a viewer asking about the recently aired video showcasing Wired magazine’s new iPad app powered by Adobe tools. He explores that and even simpler ways to create digital publications. Creating content for various devices like the iPad using Adobe tools might be easier than what you think after all.

The Behind the Scenes event highlights some of the best new digital, innovative and technological projects from the UK digital media industry. In this program Mike Bennet of Oil Productions, talks about the award winning multiplatform Channel 4 commission "Routes".